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How can I back up the same external drive on a new computer?
Device
Mac mini
Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
MacOS 15.5
Dropbox Plan
Essentials
Question or Issue
I've done backups of my external Samsung Portable SSD for many years on my old MacBook and now I switch to MacMini and what to keep on doing backup of this SSD but dropbox want me to det up a new backup. It's 2TB so I don't want to do that, I just want dropbox to keep on doing backup on it because I've already have download 2TB.... Please help me! Can't find a solution.
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- Rich
Super User II
... now I switch to MacMini and what to keep on doing backup of this SSD but dropbox want me to det up a new backup.
You need to set it up as a new backup. There's no option to continue a backup of an external drive on a new computer.
Ok, 100% sure?
Because Dropbox AI chatt tells me that it should work:
